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The Belgian Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre (National Manufacturer of War Weapons) company, also sometimes known as Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (National Manufacturer at Herstal), but better known simply as "FN" or "Fabrique Nationale" was founded at Herstal on the edge of Liège in 1889. As well as weapons, it was for many years a ...
The Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre (French for 'National Factory of Weapons of War') was established in 1889 to manufacture 150,000 Mauser Model 89 rifles ordered by the Belgian government. [3] FN was co-founded by the major arms makers of the Liège region, with Henri Pieper of Anciens Etablissements Pieper being the driving force and ...
The Model 1935 combined elements of the Mauser 1889 (breech, magazine and stock) and of the Gewehr 98, but it was shorter. [2] Some Model 35 rifles were modernised Mauser 98. [2] Both the Manufacture d’Armes de L’État and the FN Herstal produced it between 1935 and 1940. [3] A sniping version was also developed before the war. [2] [4]
To compete for Belgian trials, several Belgian arms manufacturers funded the Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre, now known as FN Herstal.. FN's factory was overrun during World War I, so they outsourced production to a facility in Birmingham, England and Hopkins & Allen in the United States.
The Browning Automatic 5, most often Auto-5 or simply A-5, is a recoil-operated semi-automatic shotgun designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. It was the first successful semi-automatic shotgun design, and remained in production until 1998.
FN Five-seven: Lightweight polymer-framed pistol with a 20-round magazine capacity, and designed to use FN's 5.7×28mm cartridge. In service with military and police forces in over 40 nations throughout the world. [3] FN HiPer: The FN HiPer is a semiautomatic striker-fired pistol. The weapon is chambered in 9×19mm NATO and fed from a 15-round ...
The FN Browning Group, formerly known as the Herstal Group, is the parent company of the small arms manufacturers FN Herstal and Browning Arms Company, which market the Browning, Winchester and FN brands. It is headquartered in Liège, Belgium with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Finland, Portugal and France. [3]
The FN Browning Trombone is a pump-action long takedown rifle designed by John M. Browning in 1919. [1] It was produced by FN Herstal, who made a total of 150,000 from 1922 to 1974. [1]